There are some really beautiful knives posted here. I look forward to seeing them in Little Rock! It's that time before the show when everyo...

Looking good Brion! Thanks for taking time to do this WIP!!!

Jeremy, Thanks for the info on Inkscape. Free stuff is good! Like you, I really like using the computer for design work. It's awesome ...

Very nice, Jason! I've never been a big fan of the Scagel style, but I like this knife very much.

I think folks spend their hard earned money for a good product, not just a committed maker. People are absolutely willing to spend their money on...

Phil, Great idea on using plasticine for handle designing! I have ground handle shapes out of wood, to see how they feel in the hand and...

Joshua, Excellent post on your work with geometric designing! I would be interested in seeing more of how you do this. I've read some of Pe...

Some very good discussion in this thread. Lin's replies are spot on. He's pretty smart, for a country boy! It is not uncommon to have knif...

Rick, The interior of my forges are not lined. The interior is just the Mizzou Plus refractory body. There is a good thread on propane forg...

Steve, I would plan to make the handle with the inlays and install it on the tang once it is within a couple grits of finished. If you install t...

Rick, I've built a number of cast forges with Mizzou Plus castable refractory. Several of them, I only wrapped the forge body with ceramic wool,...

Congratulations David!!

Steve, You can find a lot of inlay technique tutorials on YouTube. I tried to embed a video that I found, but couldn't get the code to work.........

Rob, Welcome to the ABS and the Forum!! There is a lot of great information on the Forum, as well as the tutorial information on the...

Nice tongs! Thanks for taking time to do this video, Ed. And thanks to Dan, for his work to edit and upload the video to the ABS channel!...